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January 11, 2008

Mets Back In Santana Hunt

The Mets aremakingsome noise regarding Johan Santana. The Red Sox and Yankees remain quiet, although Mr. Hankee is still running his mouth.

Santana says he would like his whereabouts for 2008 to be settled by the start of spring training. The Chokers are expressing an interest in Mike Cameron.

Brian McNamee metwith federal prosecutors for about three hours Thursday, talking about the events that led to his phone call with Roger Clemens last week. McNamee spoke with Assistant US Attorney Matthew Parrella and IRS Special Agent Jeff Novitzky, both of whom were part of the BALCO prosecution team.

Jacobs Field in Cleveland will be renamed Progressive Field for the 2008 season. Despite the word "progressive", the Spiders (remember?) will continue using one of the most racist logos in professional sports.

from the Plain Dealer:Before fans make the leap that Progressive may have somehow secured Tribe ace and Cy Young winner C.C. Sabathia, sit back down in your seats. Revenue from the name feeds general operations, which is spent on anything from player salaries to ballpark improvements to developing young players, Dolan said

Imagine what they could get to rename Fenway, I bet it would pay for Johan...

Just say no to vanity labelling of arenas. It's a good old Boston tradition. It's not the Fleet Center (or whatever's next); it's the New Gahden. It's not the Tweeter Center (or whatever's next); it's Great Woods. It's not 93/95; it's 128. Hell, call it Filene's, not Macy's.

So, call Jacobs Field the Jake, and Pac-Bell (or whatever) can be New Candlestick. If enough people do this, the value of naming rights will go down, and clubs won't bother. Wouldn't that be a blast from the past!